Orphan Works.. take a moment to understand it.

The Orphan Works bill has caught my attention again. It keeps resurfacing and doesn’t seem to want to go away. I took the time to read through both bills and realign my bearings. Hmmm, rather than getting better, it seems to be going backwards.

I decided to write a few letters with my thoughts. One to Sen Kennedy, and a couple to Representatives Hatch, Lahey, and Tsongas. Just trying to protect my own piece of the patch. The industry doesn’t need this, and it will have a significant and negative impact.

If you are a visual artist, its worth doing just a little research on these two bills. They are only 20 pages each, but are packed with some prickly thorns. This isn’t something you want to be aloof about, only to have it come back and bite you in the ass. You won’t like it, and will wonder why you didn’t do anything about it.

At least take the time to understand the issue. It’s that important. If you can’t read the bills, here is a short summary of some of the issues. It is somewhat pro bill, but one of the better summaries I could find.

http://www.orphanworks.net/

~ by sfaust on June 24, 2008.